Cathleen C. Walker

Cathleen C. Walker is regional president for Phoenix/Northern Arizona and head of Corporate Banking for Arizona and New Mexico for PNC Bank.

Prior to being named to her current position, Walker served as executive vice president and managing director of PNC’s Debt Capital Markets loan syndications origination and structuring team in Chicago. This team supported large corporate, middle market, leveraged, and investment grade clients in various industries, as well as specific industry coverage including healthcare, financial institutions group and leasing transportation and finance. Additionally, Walker was head of Equipment Finance Loan Syndications, responsible for all aspects of PNC’s equipment finance loan syndication process, including product strategy, origination and distribution.

Walker began her PNC career in 1992 as a member of the Corporate Banking training program and spent several years in PNC’s Commercial Banking group as a relationship manager. Following that experience, she worked in loan syndications and was initially responsible for sales and distribution for both primary and secondary transactions, and she eventually transitioned to the structuring and origination team and worked with a broad array of clients.

Walker currently is a member of Greater Phoenix Leadership, Greater Phoenix Economic Council, ASU's W.P. Carey School of Business Dean's Council, the Valley of the Sun United Way Women's Leadership Council and Golden Seeds. She serves on the board of directors of Southwest Human Development. Prior to her relocation to Phoenix, Walker served on the board of directors of JDRF of Western Pennsylvania and the board of The Woodlands Foundation as treasurer.

Walker holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh, with a Finance concentration and a certificate of International Studies, and a BA in Economics from Pennsylvania State University.